We had the good fortune to link up with Y.G.B Portland and help host an event with Deadstock Coffee and KMHD's Beat Parlor. It started off with a party at Dig-A-Pony with live performances by Wine and Coffee, Survival Skills, Amenta Abioto, and The Present Elders. After making some friends we made our way to an epic house party where the live performances and DJ sets continued. This is how to have a good time.

Aaron Bergeson of Survival Skills and Natalie Figueroa from Y.G.B.2

Here were some of the winners of the giveaway that we participated in. ODB board going to Haiti!

Jai Hurdle is the truth...

Jai freestyling, Twan hype-manning.

The party continued at Dig-A-Pony but the house party was calling our name. Alden Elias, who helps us with video projects, linked up and came out with everyone to North Portland to check out the next chapter of the evening. We crammed far too many people in a Lyft ride but the driver was cool with it. She ended up hooking everyone up with candy and glow sticks / bracelets. Come to think of it, while cool, that was sort of sketchy.

Amenta Abioto puts on an amazing performance but also holds it down with the freestyles...

Anthony somehow busted out the voice memos on his iPhone and got countless individuals at the party to freestyle. Well worth the hangover.

Alden was feeling it, safe to say that...

Further proof that Alden was indeed living it up.

We also want to bring attention to Deadstock Coffee which is easily the most unique coffee shop in Portland, Oregon. Ian Williams, founder of Deadstock Coffee, has a fascinating history and has brought sneakers and hip-hop into the world of coffee shop life.

We swung through Deadstock and to our surprise, 96.3fm, Portland's premier modern Hip-Hop station, was in the mix doing an interview with Ian. We were able to sample of the new coffee blend that Ian is now roasting himself, first impressions... delicious; coffee the way it should be, bold, strong, but smooth.

Can't have a PDX sneaker related environment without showing some love to the Portland Trail Blazers' star point guard, Damian Lillard. I can't hoop for shit but I want these damn shoes.

Gotta have the Maneki Neko for good fortune...

@itssarahpdx is new to 96.3fm and an amazing addition. Here she is asking Ian about the different roasts that he is now serving up to customers.